Letter to the editor

Daily tasks are executed with little to no thought as to their execution; we take "it" for granted. Quite simply - we get ready, we leave the house, we get in our vehicle and we drive ourselves to the market, to whatever stores we need. We run our errands, we go to the doctor, dentist, clinic and hospital.

Recently my knee encountered the sidewalk, resulting in a broken kneecap. Needles to say, this totally upset my life because I was no longer able to execute much of anything. The biggest "it" is transportation, primarily to and from the doctors who would "nail my knee" back together, up to and including the hospital where the surgery took place and subsequent visits back to the doctor until the cast came off. This might seem like a small "it" but when you can't get into your own vehicle for transportation due to the leg cast plus not being able to drive yourself, you must find an alternate.

Silver Rider Transit will forever have my gratitude.

I knew Silver Rider was Mesquite's local bus system but I had o idea the service they provide to this community and people who need assistance. It was hard to believe all I had to do was call them, schedule a timed pickup and be safely transported to the doctor's office and the hospital. Me, my cast and wheelchair. When ready to come home I gave them a call and they picked me up and, bless his heart, one of the drivers actually made sure I was safely on my patio before he left. Two words, thank you, don't seem hardly adequate but there it is.

Thank you for this community service.

They do have regulations but if you need transportation services please give them a call. This is a service of this community I wasn't expecting but will be forever grateful it's available.

Barbara Wyckoff

Mesquite

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Letter to the editor

Daily tasks are executed with little to no thought as to their execution; we take 'it' for granted. Quite simply ? we get ready, we leave the house, we get in our vehicle and we drive ourselves to